Assisi

Assisi (, also ; ; from ; Old Italian: Ascesi) is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.

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Assisi is a town in central Italy located in the Umbria region, situated on the western side of Monte Subasio mountain. It is historically significant as the birthplace of Saint Francis, making it one of Christianity's most important pilgrimage destinations and a major cultural center in medieval Italy.

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Italian comune.name: Assisi
Italian comune.image_skyline: AssisiDec122023 03.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Assisi
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Assisi.svg
Italian comune.image_shield: Assisi-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Italy Umbria#Italy#Europe
Italian comune.region: Umbria
Italian comune.province: Perugia (PG)
Italian comune.mayor_party: PD
Italian comune.mayor: Valter Stoppini
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 186.8
Italian comune.population_total: 27862
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1 January 2022
Italian comune.population_demonym: Assisiani/Assisiati
Italian comune.elevation_m: 424
Italian comune.saint: St. Rufinus of Assisi
Italian comune.day: 12 August
Italian comune.postal_code: 06081

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Official website

Città di Assisi - Homepage

Sito istituzionale Città di Assisi

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Assisi
Demonym: assisani
Population: 27605
Area: 187.19
Elevation: 424
Official website: www.visit-assisi.it/en
Image: Assisi panorama.jpg
Dialing code: 075
Licence plate code: PG

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Commons category: Assisi
postal code: 06081
Commons gallery: Assisi
native label: Assisi
P8168: Hervilly
P12749: Julian Hodgson

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Contents

History
Main sights
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Historic centre of Assisi and surrounding sites
Santa Maria degli Angeli and Porziuncola
Other landmarks
Art
Culture
Saints
Municipal government
Transport
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Others
Gallery
Sources
External links

Assisi (, also ; ; from ; Old Italian: Ascesi) is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.

It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born around 50–45 BC. It is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Order of Friars Minor in that town in 1208, and of St. Clare of Assisi (''Chiara d'Offreducci), who, with St. Francis, founded the Order of Poor Ladies, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. In 1838, St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows was also born in Assisi.